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Programming 1.30 – 2.5

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Form Collars For Sale

Free Protein Samples @ CFSB! Limited Supply!

Open Prep Skill Sessions @ CFSB

What Causes IBS? – Wellness Wednesday

Should you try an elimination diet? – WW

Childcare Partnership with CFSB and Free Time Kids Playcare!

***Like us here at CFSB? Show us some love by clicking here to review us on google, or here to review us on facebook. (it really does help a lot!)**

Member Referral Program – Always – Want to send your friends a discount to CFSB? Now you can. Click here to learn more.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Monday 1.30″ open=”false”]A. Strength Speed

Full Clean

15 Minutes to work up to a heavy single

NOTE: If you have no business hitting a full single, I will accept either the complex Power Clean + Front Squat, or Simply Power Clean.

Score weight

B. CP

4 Rounds
45s Toes to Bar
45s Double Unders
45s Full Cleans @ 70% of today’s single/complex
45s rest

Score total reps combined

Notes:

A. Make it pretty at a lighter weight before you add load to this, you may simply just need practice – in which case it may be more appropriate to hit a set of 4 with the bar, rest 45-60s, then do it again through the course of the 15 minutes.

B. TTB scaling is games scaling, Double under scaling is relative to your ability, full cleans – whatever you used as your scaling for A, do that for the workout.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Tuesday 1.31″ open=”false”]A. Absolute Strength

Back Squat

15 minutes to work to a heavy 5

Score weight

B. Aerobic

3 Rounds

3 Minute Amrap

25ft Overhead Plate Lunge
12 Burpees onto the plate
25ft Overhead Plate Lunge
12 Plate Ground to Overhead

3 minute rest

Score total rounds+reps

Notes:

A. Keep it heavy but control the bar, you may want to leave a little in the tank on this one. So, not just the tip, but not all the way either.

B. Choose a plate that you can keep this aerobic – smooth and continuous.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Wednesday 2.1″ open=”false”]A. Absolute Strength

Deadlift

15 minutes to work to a Heavy 7 @ 32X1

Score Weight

B.

2 Rounds, @ the top of a 10 minute mark, perform

5 Deadlifts @ 90% of 7
10 Chest to Bar or Jumping Pull Ups
Row 15 Calories
5 Deadlifts @ 90% of 7
10 Chest to Bar or Jumping Pull Ups
Run 15 Ten Yard Shuttles

rest the remaining time in the 10 minutes

Because we will more than likely stagger and there may be some timing calculations – how about you just hit it hard and we don’t score this today.

Notes:

A. Hit it heavy, but control the tempo – the tempo will make you have to lighten the load a bit
B. Coaches Notes – fastest rowers and guys through first, stagger every 2 minutes for heats to allow no one to run over each other.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Thursday 2.2″ open=”false”]A. Absolute Strength/Prehab

3 Rounds
5 Heavy Bench Press
10 Reverse Snow Angels – 3 sec Down+ 3 sec Up =1, use weight if needed

Score is BP weight

B. Aerobic/Recovery

20 Minute Amrap @ Conversational Pace

10 Unbroken Bar or lighter (DB) Thrusters
20 Hollow Rocks
4 Unbroken Turkish Get Ups

Score = No Score – Continuous sweaty movement gives you a gold star

Notes:

A. Rest 3-5 minutes between your heavy sets

B. you shouldn’t need much workup on this one, I want to to be smooth and conversational – just get sweaty and loose. Pay attention to the movement![/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Friday 2.3″ open=”false”]A. Technique Work

Full Thacker Method – However long it takes…I mean, perhaps a 25 minute cap

B. Lactic Endurance

Teams of 2-4

4 Rounds AFAP
10 Unbroken Kettlebell Swings
20yd Plate Push

Score is team time

Notes:

Lets just talk about part B.

It goes like this

Person 1 hits 10UB KBS, Prowler pushes 20 yards down – where there sits another kb, swing that one 10 times, push the plate back, swing the original one 10 times, push down, swing the far one 10 times – push it back, tag partner 2.

Go hard on this one. So hard. But not so heavy that you grind to a stop.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Saturday 2.4″ open=”false”]A.

5 Rounds – 90s to perform at each station

Station 1: 10-15 Kipping HSPU or 20-30 Push Ups
Station 2: Heavy Single Arm Overhead Carry – 20yd left, 20yd right
Station 3: 20-30 Unbroken KB Swings
Station 4: 15-20 Alternating Kossack Squats with KB in goblet position

B.

Extra Credit – if time allows

Hit a hard 500m row for time.

Notes:

A. either you have the HSPU or you don’t, I want something that you can stick within the range of reps that I want. overhead walks and kbs are self explanatory

The kossack squats, if you cannot do them weighted, do them while holding the pull up rig – if you can’t do that, just hold a goblet squat for 60s[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Sunday 2.5 CLOSED FOR BUSINESS SEMINAR” open=”false”]Yo – we closed today for a business seminar, sorry all!

But let me hit you with this

I want you to look up CrossFit Open Wod 12.1 and do it from home. Post your score to comments. Who has the balls to do it?[/x_accordion_item][/x_accordion][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]

Driven Nutrition Whey Protein Coming To CFSB

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Guys and Gals,

Retail is going to be an important part of our business for the remainder of 2017 and beyond. We know you have choices when it comes to the products you buy that support your goals in this gym, and we know you have your favorites. You don’t have to buy these products from us, but this line is going to be vital to our success moving forward. It’s another avenue for us to grow our business, expand our facilities, purchase new equipment, hire new coaches, etc. All we ask is that you give us a chance.

One of the first places we have decided to focus our attention is Whey Protein. We have done a lot of research looking for a Whey Protein that CrossFit South Bend would proudly stand behind. We have chosen Driven Nutrition’s whey to proudly sell at the gym. Driven’s Whey is grass fed, it contains BCAAs and has 23g of protein per serving. Driven Whey also has a variety of flavors including Banana Pie, Caramel Latte, Chocolate Milkshake, Cinnamon Roll, Strawberry Milkshake and Vanilla Dream. Out of all of the whey protein we researched, we feel that Driven Nutrition’s whey meets the demands of our community.

We will have free samples available so make sure to bring a protein shaker to class! If you like the products (and we think you will), we’d love your support and we’ll do our best to maintain a good inventory. If not, we’re grateful for the opportunity. Either way, we want your honest feedback.

A note from Brandon:

What’s more important than supplements?

Lifestyle. Lifestyle. Lifestyle. Most of the time, the people that we work with can help a lot in the recovery and training process by simply adhering to the basic lifestyle guidelines. It is wise to ensure that all bases are covered before we stem into areas around supplementation.

For those who are in and are a part of fitness, these basics must be adhered to FAR BEFORE getting into discussions on supplementation.

1st – move blood, adhere to the sun and moon cycle, drink water, live purposely
2nd – get educated on food quality, choosing proteins, and listening to how food makes you feel 3rd – get educated on fats and carbohydrates and learn about food sensitivities and aversions
4th – get educated on food and longevity, fasting and detoxifying, and supplementation LAST.

Supplements – James Fitzgerald

and

OPEXfit – Supplements: What’s Really In There?

 

What causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

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A lot of people have IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but most people don’t realize that there is some underlying cause that is leading to those symptoms of IBS.

The #1 cause of IBS is something called SIBO, which stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. SIBO occurs when too much bacteria, which should normally stay in the large intestine, starts to inhabit the small intestine, which shouldn’t have quite as much bacteria. This can happen for any one of a number of reasons including excess sugar consumption, antibiotic overuse, slow motility (constipation), etc.

Unfortunately, SIBO is rarely tested for in the conventional medical world, and as a result most people have to take a supplement or prescription for the rest of their life to deal with the symptoms of SIBO.

In this first video, we talk about what SIBO is and how to find out if you have it. In the second video we’ll talk about ways you can work with a qualified health practitioner to recover from SIBO.

As always guys, but especially with this video, nothing said in the video should be taken as medical advice or as a substitute for medical advice. It’s not meant to diagnose, treat, prescribe, or cure. Always talk with your doctor or other qualified medical practitioner before pursuing any new health protocol.

Childcare Partnership with CFSB and Free Time Kids Playcare

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[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]CrossFit South Bend will now be partnering with Free Time Kids PlayCare!

If you are a member at CFSB you will receive a special rate at Free Time Kids PlayCare – the only thing you’ll have to do is bring your FTKP Card in to have it signed by your coach!

How does it work?

1. Drop your kiddo(s) off at Free Time Kids Playcare – roughly 7-8 minutes away from CFSB *map here
2. Come work out at CFSB
3. Get your FTKP Partnership Card signed by the coach at CFSB before you head out to get your special rate.

Want to know more about them?

Full website

What to Expect – Drop off, during care, pick up

Hours and Rates  – Note: discounted rates for CFSB members are $6 per hour 1st child, $3 per hour for all siblings.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]

Programming 1.23 – 1.29

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[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_accordion][x_accordion_item title=”Whats going on at CFSB” open=”false”]CrossFit Open 2017 Registration is up!

Form Collars For Sale

Need some work? Open Prep Skill Sessions

2016 – Why are you doing the CFOpen?

Wellness Wednesday – Should you try an elimination diet?

Crossfit Reboot! Know anyone who has been off for a while? check out our CF Reboot

Next BAFD @ CFSB Date Announced

***Like us here at CFSB? Show us some love by clicking here to review us on google, or here to review us on facebook. (it really does help a lot!)**

Member Referral Program – Always – Want to send your friends a discount to CFSB? Now you can. Click here to learn more.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Monday 1.23″ open=”false”]A. Absolute Strength

Front Squat

15 minutes to hit a heavy triple

score = weight

B. CP

20 Minute Amrap
10 Front Squats @ 60-70%
25 No Push Up Burpees
50 Jump Rope Singles

score = reps

C. Cool Down

Couch Stretch 2 minutes each side, Pigeon 2 minutes each side

Notes:

No notes, pretty self explanatory[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Tuesday 1.24″ open=”false”]A. Speed Strength

Power Clean Complex – Mid Thigh + Above Knee + Floor

15 Minutes to work to a heavy set of the complex

score = weight

B. Aerobic

3 Rounds

3 minute amrap

3 Deadlifts
4 Hang Power Cleans
5 Chest to Bar Pull Ups
6 Hand Release Push Ups

2 minutes rest between rounds

score = reps

C. Cool Down

If time allows – coaches choice cool down

Notes:

Stay Clean on the PC Complex

Stick to a weight in B that you can cycle aerobically – smooth[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Wednesday 1.25″ open=”false”]A. Absolute Strength

Push Press

15 Minutes to hit a heavy triple

score = weight

B. CP

4 Rounds

3 minutes to perform
10 Push Presses @ 90% of your triple
Odd Rounds – Max Cal Row in time remaining
Even Rounds – Max 10- Yard Shuttle in time remaining

rest 3 minutes between rounds

score = cal/shuttles

Notes:

B. Yeah, the PP are supposed to be heavy – like, break up the reps heavy. This format we can split groups up – some to start on the run, some to start on the row, you can also stagger groups to start when the other group is resting – facilitating a decent amount of athletes here.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Thursday 1.26″ open=”false”]A. Speed Strength

Power Snatch + Overhead Squat 1+3

15 minutes to work to a heavy set of the complex

score = weight

B. Aerobic

3 Rounds

3 minute amrap

7 Overhead Squats @ 50-60% of complex
7 Toes to Bar
7 Box Jumps with Step Down

score = reps

C. Cool Down

Coaches Choice

Notes:

When it comes to the barbell work – Stay pretty for A, stay light for B.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Friday 1.27″ open=”false”]A. Aerobic Movement Prep

5 Rounds
45s Row @ Conversational Sweaty Pace
45s to complete – 10 Scap Pull ups
45s Squat Hold

score = no score

B. Lactic Endurance

For Time – as fast as possible

15 Cal Row
15 Wall Balls
15 Deadlifts
15 Burpees

score = time

Notes:

Choose something for B that allows unbroken and fast sets[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Saturday 1.28 Bring a Friend Day” open=”false”]A. Aerobic Work

Teams of 2

4 Rounds

30s Kettlebell Swings
30s Rest
30s Air Squats
30s Rest

rest 5 minutes

4 Rounds

30s Step Ups
30s Rest
30s Plate GTO
30s Rest

Notes:

Teams of 2, your partner goes when “rest” is dictated.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Sunday 1.29″ open=”false”]A.

15 Minutes to work to a heavy set of the bear complex

B. CP

12 Minute Amrap

1 Set Bear Complex @ 50% of your complex weight
9 HSPU, 15 Push Ups, 21 Incline Push Ups

Notes:

Choose your scaling, either you are hitting HSPU, Push Ups, or Incline Push Ups[/x_accordion_item][/x_accordion][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]

Open Prep Skill Sessions

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Each year as the Open draws closer we get a lot of inquiries asking for help on (insert movement here.) Could be toes to bar, snatches, chest to bar, butterfly pull ups, muscle ups, etc etc. Want to really make a dent in your skills with some one on one time? Get Three 30 minute skill sessions that you can schedule before or throughout the open! That way you have a bit of time to get your skills developed prior to the Open.

Click here to purchase your sessions!

Once purchased – Amy will be in contact within 24 hours to schedule your sessions.

Should you try an elimination diet?

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Wellness Wednesday is officially back for 2017!!

We took a little hiatus there for the holidays to highlight the Whole90 challenge and some of our great success stories from 2016. But we’re officially back, and we’ve got a whole bunch of fresh new content for you. We’ve got new science videos, new Amy’s Treat Corner videos, new cooking demos, new testimonials, and a very special Paleo restaurant feature coming up soon!

Also, in an effort to make the videos more manageable to watch I’ll be making most of the science videos going forward a decent amount shorter. I still have a couple long ones in the cue (like today’s) that will be showing up. So, going forward I’ll be making the science videos in particular shorter for you guys so they’re more accessible for everyone. With all that being said let’s get to the new video for the week on elimination diets!

Elimination diets are all the rage these days whether it’s a gluten-free diet, a FODMAP-free diet, nightshade-free diet, 21 day sugar detox, etc. There are many different types of elimination diets, but what they all have in common is eliminating some food group or groups from your diet for a period of time.

In this video we explain what an elimination diet is and how certain types of elimination diets can be helpful for you depending on your health goals. There are certain types of elimination diets that we think can be very beneficial, like a Whole30, and there are others that can be useful but may be more trouble than they’re worth.

One of the main points made in the video though is that most elimination diets are merely symptom control for a particular health issue and aren’t always getting to the root cause of the issue. It’s always important to look for that deeper root cause of a health issue that may be causing you to feel better on an elimination diet. Otherwise you might be stuck doing an elimination diet for the rest of your life, which is no fun and is missing the point because most of these elimination diets are only meant to be done for a short period of time before getting back to a slightly more relaxed form of eating.

CFSB XMAS PARTY THIS WEEKEND!

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Click here to let us know you’ll be there!

The Crossfit South Bend Annual Holiday party. Come for drinks, food, games, and other shenanigans. Members and non-members welcomed, but no kiddos sorry. Feel free to invite/add others to this event page

Cocktail style party, so come dressed to impress – or however you are comfortable! Potluck style, so bring either some food, drinks, or both!

Programming 1.16 – 1.22

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Crossfit South Bend Christmas Party – Saturday January 21st @ 6:00pm

CrossFit Open 2017 Registration is up!

Form Collars For Sale

Megan’s Story – Healthy for life

Next BAFD @ CFSB Date Announced

***Like us here at CFSB? Show us some love by clicking here to review us on google, or here to review us on facebook. (it really does help a lot!)**

Member Referral Program – Always – Want to send your friends a discount to CFSB? Now you can. Click here to learn more.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Monday 1.16″ open=”false”]A.

20 minutes to complete

Split Jerk 5.5.5

B. CP

Amrap in 10 minutes

3 Split Jerks @ 80% of your 5
10 Toes to Bar
30 Double Unders

C. CD

Amrap in 6 minutes

10 Pass Throughs
30s Ankle Stretch each side

Notes:

A. Split jerks are performed from a rack

B. These split jerks however, are pulled from the floor.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Tuesday 1.17″ open=”false”]A.

15 Minutes to complete

Back Squat Heavy 7 @ 30X1

B. Aerobic

4 Rounds

30s American Kettlebell Swing
30s Burpees
30s Wall Balls
30s American Kettlebell Swing
30s Burpees
30s Wall Balls

rest 2 minutes between rounds

C. Cool Down – If Time Allows

Coaches Choice

Notes:

B. try to pick a weight and scaling that you can move pretty consistent with.

 [/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Wednesday 1.18″ open=”false”]A.

15 Minutes to complete

Power Clean Heavy Triple

B. CP

8 minute amrap

3 Power Cleans @ 80-90% of today’s triple
5 Muscle Ups, 10 C2b, 15 RR

C. CD

2-3 Rounds
10 Pass Throughs
10 L side rocking couch stretch
10 R side rocking couch stretch

Notes:

A. Does not have to be TNG
B. Choose a scaling that makes sense for you, you either have these movements or you don’t today.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Thursday 1.19″ open=”false”]A.

15 Minutes to complete

Bench Press Heavy 5 @ 3111

B. Aerobic

3 Minutes of Step Ups
rest 2 minutes

3 Minutes Row Max Calories
rest 2 minutes

3 minutes Max 10 Yard Shuttles

C. If time allows

Couch Stretch 2:30 each leg

Notes:

exactly what it sounds like.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Friday 1.20″ open=”false”]A.

15 Minutes to complete

Overhead Squat 10.10.10

B.

3 Rounds as fast as possible (run in heats)
10 TNG Deadlifts
15 Calorie Row

C.

3 minute hamstring stretch each leg

Notes:

A. This shouldn’t take much working up to, a 10 on most of your overhead squats is relatively light
B. Choose a deadlift weight that you can move through all 10 even in the last round, while looking pretty. Looking for a sub 5 minute finish here, if you aren’t a quick rower this may be an open ended workout though.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Saturday 1.21″ open=”false”]A.

3 Rounds for times

20 Pull Ups
30 Kettlebell Squats
40 Russian Kettlebell Swings
50 Double Unders

Notes:

rest 1:1, as long as it took you to perform it, rest it. Round up if it makes the math easier.[/x_accordion_item][x_accordion_item title=”Sunday 1.22″ open=”false”]A.

“Camille”

8 minute amrap

3 Snatch Complexes
3 Wall Climbs

Notes:

1 Snatch Complex = 1 Power Snatch, 1 Hang Power Snatch, 1 Hang Full Snatch[/x_accordion_item][/x_accordion][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]